Codex Amberger is a Germanfencing manual probably created in the mid 1500s.[1]. The original currently rests in the private collection of the J. Christoph Amberger in Towson, MD (USA). The manuscript is a fragment, containing only nine plays of wrestling, three of messer, and one each of dagger, long sword, and staff. It has no consistent foliation, and was probably originally part a larger work.[2] Based on the images released thus far, the manuscript seems to be largely a copy of Christian Egenolff's 1530s fencing anthology Der Altenn Fechter anfengliche kunst. A few of the images may instead be related to the manuscripts of Paulus Hector Mair.

If someone runs at you and grabs both of your arms and you to his (arms?) so let him push you and not to much against you. Notice when he wants to try to throw you or tilt, so kick with the right foot to him and hit him with the foot on the thigh. So kick with the right foot to him and hit him with the foot on the thigh on the other side. Help him with the arm and push him over himself, thus he falls.

If someone wants to do this to you, so notice when he wants to place his foot, so move your foot and place it behind his, off-balance him on the other side by his arm [push] over himself so he goes down.

Runs someone to you with a spear, and means to stab you, and you have no other weapons, as a dagger so have no fear, grab your dagger to the cut from above/uppercut and put the left leg forward as he runs to you or stabs, so fall with your dagger against his spear from below push it above the head to the right side and with the left hand grab him his Gokker (could mean something like Gucker/looker, maybe his eye? Or Gurgel/his throat). Stab him where you will.

If you have a rapier, your enemy a sword and he means to do so. Push quickly to him and wait until he tries to hit you in the head, so grab your rapier to the lower level. Move your left hand drive to the point of his rapier and come from below onto his sword, grab his clothes with the left hand or over both of his arms and work with the rapier.